Article 3TA69 After you: the psychology of queues and how to beat them - video explainer

After you: the psychology of queues and how to beat them - video explainer

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Ian Sample, Phil Maynard, Josh Toussaint-Strauss,
from Science | The Guardian on (#3TA69)

Queues are simple: you join at the back and wait your turn. But there's a whole branch of psychology devoted to studying how they work. Wimbledon publishes a guidebook on how to queue and major brands are obsessed with stopping you leaving to go elsewhere. The Guardian's science editor, Ian Sample, explains

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